Water-closet.



E; P. GAYLORD.

' WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1910.

1,033,792. Patented JulyiSO, 1912.

new and useful Improvements in Waterbuilding, and the slot beingenlarged at its Closets; and I do hereby declare the 01- lower end topermit the headed end-of the lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescripbolt to pass therethrough. I I 7 tion of the same, referencebeing bad to the 1 Connection between the water supply 2 tank will behormally I fully of the bowl detached connections This 'securing meansin thi o1: Bochestenin the-county. of Monroe and State of New York, havethis specification, and to inerals marked thereon.v

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.wA'rnacn-osnn Specification of letters Patent. v Patented J uly 3 01912. I Application filed n rn 11, 1910. serial No. 554,682.

bodies a headed projection 7 engaged by a slotted lug 8 on the tank, therear wall of the lug being inclined in order that the tank .willbe drawntightly to the wall ofthe To all whom'z't mag concern: I Be it knownthat I, 'EDWIN P. GAYLORD,

invented certain Land the flushing tank 3 and i latter and the bowl 1 isin this instance es- ;tablished b valve casing 9 which is pref- Thepresent invention relates to water erably divi edby partitions 1' and 11into .for an object to provide three alined and a-construction in whichthe flushing water 12, 13 and 14;. The chamber12commun1- is economicallycontrolled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction in whichthe flushingempty so that a fI'QBZ'. ing of the water in the tank cannotoccur and the leaking of the tank will. not effect building inaccompanying drawings, forming-a part of the reference-nu endthe casing9 has a lateral arm 9 united to the pipe 2 l y union 15. The chamber 13'has the later 1 branch '16. which extends from the opposite side of thecasing and totns a slip oint connection with the flushing tank at 17, apacking being employed to make a tight joint. Thechamber 141 has outlet18 which has a sli with the bowl 1 at 19. ommunicatlbn between thechambers 12 13 is established through an openi g 20 formed tion 10,while communication between the chambers 13 andl i is formed .by anopening 21 in the partition 11.

Connection between the water supply 2 and the tank 3 is controlled by avalve 22, while connect. on between theflushing tank 3 and the b'owiThese valves preferably have a common operating m an and seat inopposite directions. In t is instance they are carried by a plunger 24and are arranged respectively in the chamb rs 12 and 1 1. The distancebetween the va ves is greater-- than the discloset is located. To theseand other ends he invention con-- sists in certain improvements andcombinations of parts all as willbe hereinafter more described, thenovel features being pointed out in the claims at the end ofthespecification.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a side view of theinvention, with theflushing tank in vertical central section','Fig. 2 is a rear view fromthe tank; Fig. 3 is a vertical central section throng the between'thewater supply and the tank, and between the latter and the bowl, togetherwith thevalve for controlling Fig. i is a detail view of the means 'forsupporting the tank, and Fig. 5 is-a detail view of the meansforflushing the bowl independently of the seat. W

In the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated 1 indicates abowl'ofany suitable construction, 2 a water supply and 3 theform the eas for the valves, so thatthe valves'move t ward and from theirrespective seats i og'posite directions. In this in between the tancebetwe en the 'partitions'10 and 11 which commun cating chambers cat/eswith-the water supply 2 and to'this v 1 1 oint connection in the parti-1 is controlled by a valve 23.

flushin tank. The latter is preferably of stance the al e plunger 21 isguided at 25 cylindrical formation having its front wall in a plug 6formin a wall of the chamber 4; bulged o r convened to give anornamental 12, while bushin 27 havin a packing 'erves I guide theplunger 24 appearance; and its rear wall '5 concaved 1n A spring 410 maybe arbe located and ithereby hidden iro'm tiew.

's instance l a it vided with an extensible'pprt-ion 29 interandthe-valve to mainta n the valve 22 normally to its i seat-.- At its[forward end the plunger is 'pronallyscrewthreaded and engaging externalx 3 any suitable actuated by the seat 32.

have a hinge member 33 extending up wardly at the rear of the same andprovided 3 with two sleeves mounted to swing on the horizontal pivots 33which are supported above the plunger from the'bowl by standards securedto horns on the bowl, so that the seat moves toward and from the plungerwhen moved on its pivots, movement toward its lowermost positionefi'ecting the rear- -ed thereto, and to .ward movement of the plunger.

The strain produced by the operation of the plunger is such thatgt-hebowl is liable to break where the supports 34 are connectprevent, thisthe pivots of the seat are tied to a fixed part, preferably the valvecasing 9. To this end there is employed a brace 36 preferably adjustableby a turn buckle'365' and having one end se- -cured to the-valve casinat 38 and the other end deflected downwar ly at 36 to engage within apocket 36 in a sleeve 39 which connects the proximate-ends of the pivots33. A closure 35 may be provided to cooperate withthe seat 32 and thisclosure may also swing on the pivots 33.

When the closet is also to be used as a urinal itis desirable that theflushing of'the bowl may be accomplished without pressure on the seat.Inthe present instance this flushing is effected by means of the closure35, the latter for this purpose preferably being moved to a positionbetween its uppermost and its lowermost position. A cam member 41mayextend upwardly from a cap 42 Which fits over the extension 29 and ispreferably held in place thereon by a link 43 pivoted to the cap and tothe pivots The 'cam member may be engaged by an ac tuating devicepreferably comprising a roller 44 arranged on an arm 45 extended fromthe closure 35, and is so shaped that when the closure is in itsuppermost and near its lowermost positions, the plunger 24 is movedforward under the action of the pressure of the spring 40 and the'valves are closed but when the closure is at an intermediate point theplunger will be moved to the rear to open the valves. When the closureis moved but a short distance from its uppermost position out ofengagement with the tank, the valves are opened to the greatest degree.

'When pressure is applied .to the seat 32 the plunger 24 is engaged byhlnge member 33 and is moved rearwardly, thus seating the valve 23 and'unseating the valve 22.

turning thereon by -nected to the supports.

,- This "establishes connection between the water supply 2 and the tank3 so that: the;

water under the city pressure enters at the bottom of the tank 3 fromthe supply 2. As the tank 3 is air-tight, the water continues to flowinto it until the air pressure above the water is substantially equal tothe pressure of the water supply. Upon the release of the seat, thevalve 22 closes and the valve 23 opens, these actions being eflected bythe pressure of the water in the supply pipe and the air pressure in thetank, assisted by the spring 40, thus establishing communication betweenthe flushing tank and the bowl; This communication is larger than thesupply pipe and permits a rapid flow from the flushing tank,

the water during the first part of the flushing movement being subjectedto I the air pressure within the flushing tank and thus giving a veryetticient flushing action while the weaker flow at the end is notsuliicient to produce such an action and is therefore useful for fillingthe bowl seal.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the water is controlled in sucha manner that very little waste can occur. The flushing tank is normallyempty and is not liable to collect sediment, while its walls are soshaped that a free dischargetherefrom' is permitted and there is noliability of a freezing of the apparatus. Further, the flushing tank, bynot having the operating parts connect'ed thereto maybe ient place andthe. air compressed by the water in the tank not only assists influshing and operating the valve but renders the closet noiseless.

The support for the seat is tied to the valve casing by an adjustablebrace so that it is impossible for the seat pivots to shift relativelyto said casing when in use. This is important for should be properlypositioned relatively to the plunger, there is liability that theporcelain of the bowl will be broken where. it is con- The properrelation between the parts is obtained by adjusting the'length of theplunger of the valve and this adjustment is held against accidentalvchangeby the fastening device.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a bowl, of pivots supported from the bowl abovethe upper surface of the latter, a seat turning on the pivots, aflushing tank, a water supply, a valve casing connecting the watersupply with the flushingtank and the latter with the bowl, an operatingmember controlling the flow through the casing and engaging the seatbelow the pivots, and a brace having a sleeve surrounding the proximateends of the pivot. and an end connected to the valve casing. I

2, In a water closet, the combination with a bowl and a flushingapparatus having a located in any conventhe seat pivots not i l plungerat the rear of the bowl -r0vided cooperation with the cam to actuate thewith an adjustable portion and a. cap fitted plunger.

to said adjustable ortion and carrying 'a," v v cam, ofa seat hinge tothe bowl in proxlm- EDWIN P. GAYLORD. 5 ity to the plunger, :1 linkconnecting the seat -Witnesses: y

- hinge to the plunger cap, and a closure R SSELL B. GRIFFITH, hingedtothe bowl and having a, portion for WALTER PAXNE. v

